Jethro Tull's multi-platinum-selling smash on Hybrid Stereo SACD!
Remastered by Chris Bellman from the original master tapes
Analogue Productions presents another classic title on Hybrid Stereo SACD — Jethro Tull's multi-platinum-selling smash Aqualung. Originally released in March 1971, the album has sold in excess of 7 million copies worldwide, achieving Top Ten chart status in both the U.K. and U.S.. Aqualung's success signaled a turning point in the band's career, making Jethro Tull a major radio and touring act.
Recorded at Island Records' studio in London, it was their first album with John Evan as a full-time member, their first with new bassist Jeffrey Hammond, and last album featuring Clive Bunker on drums. Aqualung is regarded, despite the band's disagreement, as a concept album featuring a central theme of "the distinction between religion and God." Something of a departure from the band's previous work, the album features more acoustic material than previous releases; and-inspired by photographs of homeless people on the Thames Embankment taken by singer Ian Anderson's wife Jennie-contains a number of recurring themes, addressing religion along with Anderson's own personal experiences.
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Aqualung |
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Cross-Eyed Mary |
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Cheap Day Return |
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Mother Goose |
5.
Wond'ring Aloud |
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Up To Me |
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My God |
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Hymn 43 |
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Slipstream |
10.
Locomotive Breath |
11.
Wind-Up |
Customer Reviews
(4.50 Stars) 4 person(s) rated this product.
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Outstanding posted on 03/25/2023
5 Stars
Reviewer: Brian VanPelt
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This SACD sounds quite a bit like the UHQR version of the album. I love it.
Many times during the album, Ian Anderson's voice is hyper focused, which is really cool. It seems like he is singing just to you.. Unlike with Jazz albums, the instruments aren't always represented realistically. By that I mean that certain recording and presentation tricks are presented. For example, it's not uncommon for some of the drums to appear in the right channel, and some on the left, with the cymbals in the middle. The guitars and flute are riveting.
During the Aqualung song, during the "sun streaked and cold..." part, Anderson's voice is ridiculously focused and it seems like maybe 1 in (2.54 cm) wide. It's penetrating and wonderful. During My God, the acoustic guitar plucks with viscerality, followed by the ominosity of the presentation. The drums smack forcefully hard and are precisely rendered. Then, there's the flute. That thing is all over the place as Ande
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